In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HOMOGRAFT
homograft, allograft
(noun) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient’s immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
homograft (plural homografts)
An allograft
Source: Wiktionary
Word of the Day
27 November 2024
NAUSEATING
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
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